- Structure: acellular obligate parasites
- Sub microscopic size in relation to fungi or bacteria
- Transfer by vector; inactive outside the host body, can mutate quickly
- Examples: plant; black ring spot of cabbage, tomato mosaic, tulip flower streak
- human viruses e.g. mumps, chickenpox measles, polio, common cold
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